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ENGINEERING: SPRING - SUMMER INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority located in Marietta, Georgia is a regional public utility that provides potable water (drinking water and water for fire protection) on a wholesale basis. We are the largest wholesale supplier of drinking water in Georgia. Our customers include counties and municipalities in the metro region – as well as the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Our Mission is to provide safe, sustainable and reliable drinking water that supports the region.

The Operations Department is offering a spring-summer internship at the CCMWA to perform a variety of engineering and operational tasks. This internship is an hourly, paid position that will average 8-40 hours per week. Duties will require a mix of office-based and field work.  Candidates should be local to the Atlanta area with the availability to work in-office. Daily work hours can be adjusted to accommodate the candidate’s schedule each week. The successful candidate will be able to commit at least 8 hours per week during the spring semester and up to full time during the university’s summer break.

Candidates who possess valid F-1 visa status and the appropriate work authorization for employment in the United States are welcome to apply for this internship opportunity.

Responsibilities:

  • Update existing spreadsheets and databases for storing water treatment plant operational data.
  • Assist with automation of existing and new analytics tools (transferring data between Excel spreadsheets, SharePoint, Access, and SQL).
  • Perform sampling for water quality analysis at both water treatment plant and source-water locations.
  • Perform laboratory analysis for specific water quality parameters (with selected samples) and evaluate treatment process performance.
  • Update plants electricity consumption analysis record. Analyze plants’ historical chemical cost to gain insight on plants’ performance.
  • Assist with data collection, analysis and review of several ongoing plant process evaluation projects.
  • Document all work tasks in writing via technical memoranda and formal reports.
  • Additional tasks will be assigned, some for other supervisors both inside and outside of the Operations Division.

Qualifications:

  • A valid driver’s license in good standing
  • Must be enrolled in an engineering curriculum (preferably in the environmental or civil engineering field) at an ABET-accredited college or university and have completed at least two years of study including the Intro. to Environmental Engineering Laboratory course.
  • Interested in developing experience in the water industry
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel & Word)
  • Computer programming skills (VBS, VBA, PYTHON, JS, R), preferred
  • Good organizational skills with attention to details
  • Good writing, presentation, and communication skills
  • Ability to work in-office and in-field, as needed

Pay: $21- $25 per hour